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<H3>log command 
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<P><B>Syntax:</B>
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<PRE>log file 
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<UL><LI>file = name of new logfile 
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<P><B>Examples:</B>
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<PRE>log log.equil 
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<P><B>Description:</B>
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<P>This command closes the current LAMMPS log file, opens a new file with
the specified name, and begins logging information to it.  If the
specified file name is <I>none</I>, then no new log file is opened.
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<P>If multiple processor partitions are being used, the file name should
be a variable, so that different processors do not attempt to write to
the same log file.
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<P>The file "log.lammps" is the default log file for a LAMMPS run.  The
name of the initial log file can also be set by the command-line
switch -log.  See <A HREF = "Section_start.html#start_7">Section_start 6</A> for
details.
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B> none
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<P><B>Related commands:</B> none
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<P><B>Default:</B>
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<P>The default LAMMPS log file is named log.lammps
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